statement of responsibility: by John Gould ; in five volumes

Hand-colored lithographed plates, with preface, introduction, list of subscribers, and accompanying leaves of letterpress description

Issued in 25 parts between 1849 and 1861; the title pages for the volumes were issued last and are all dated 1861

Plates drawn and lithographed by Gould and H.C. Richter, and printed by Hullmandel & Walton, and also by Walter & Cohn

A supplementary volume to this set, issued in parts between 1880 and 1887, was completed by R.B. Sharpe after Gould's death

citation/reference: Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib., p. 258

citation/reference: Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, 1700-1900 (1990 ed.), p. 102

citation/reference: Anker, J. Bird books, 177

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Includes bibliographical references

Zimmer, J.T. Ayer Lib

Sitwell, S. Fine bird books, 1700-1900 (1990 ed.)

Anker, J. Bird books

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SCNHRB copy has bookplates: 1. (armorial) Sir David Lionel Goldsmid-Stern-Salomons bart. of Broomhill, Tunbridge Wells, with motto: Deo adjuvante; 2. John H.H. Phipps

SCNHRB copy has a printed citation for this work [i.e. for this particular copy?], extracted from an unidentified sales catalog and mounted on the front free endpaper of v. 1

SCNHRB copy has contemporary gilt-tooled red morocco leather binding with raised bands and all edges gilt

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